Why can't we have a new worker classification that allows gig workers to have both the flexibility the job entails + better benefits/protections?
Better yet would be to have universal healthcare to decouple access to healthcare from being employed.
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#22California has proven itself again and again to be really good at centrally planning the economic activities of individuals so I think this will work out pretty well in the end.
This is why I’m leaving California.
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#23I'm not wholly convinced drivers were ever really contractors, but by what measure are drivers employees? We really need a third classification
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#24Why can't we have a new worker classification that allows gig workers to have both the flexibility the job entails + better benefits/protections?
Better yet would be to have universal healthcare to decouple access to healthcare from being employed.
100% this. This wouldn't be a political fight if people weren't worried about not being taken care of when they or a family member gets sick or hurt.
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#25Why can't we have a new worker classification that allows gig workers to have both the flexibility the job entails + better benefits/protections?
Seems like that's what Lyft was hoping would be sufficient compromise. Per the release:
"We’ve spent hundreds of hours meeting with policymakers and labor leaders to craft an alternative proposal for drivers that includes a minimum earnings guarantee, mileage reimbursement, a health care subsidy, and occupational accident insurance, without the negative consequences."
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#26When Tesla/Waymo/Uber/Lyft roll out actual self-driving technology in the future and people complain "robots are taking our jobs!" we can point to this legislation and say "actually, no, it was the politicians"
Automation is coming regardless of policies.
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#28> Instead, what Sacramento politicians are pushing is an employment model that 4 out of 5 drivers don’t support. Is that stat accurate? If so, what is the argument for imposing a model that the vast majority of drivers don't support?
It is... there is same data from uber. This is a classic case of politicians and pundits not understanding the reality on the ground.
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#29I suspect that California is going to backpedal on this pretty quickly. Uber and Lyft are popular. Going back to taxis is going to be very unpopular.
IMO, if the California Republican party was smart they would make this a wedge issue in the next election. "Elect us, and we'll make it possible to use Uber again."
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#30When I moved to CA, I put off getting a CA license for years. I always told myself I'd go to the DMV and do the paperwork, then I waited long enough to find out I would have to retake the test, until finally I just resigned to using Uber and Lyft all the time. I never thought I would need it and so I never made it a priority. So this news really sucks, as you haven't been able to schedule DMV appointments at all and…
The average person's response to being told they'd have to take another driver's test isn't to replace driving with Uber/Lyft. You're in a unique position to be able to afford to replace all driving with ridesharing, since gas+insurance+maintenance costs are much lower than say, a month of commuting to an office via rideshare.